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Feynman's proof of the Maxwell equations
Feynman's proof of the Maxwell equations, discovered in 1948 but never published, is here put on record, together with some editorial comments to put the proof into its historical context.

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Resource Letter MD-1: Maxwell's demon

American Journal of Physics -- March 1990 -- Volume 58, Issue 3, pp. 201-209

Issue Date: March 1990
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KEYWORDS and PACS

Keywords
PACS
  • 01.30.Rr
    Communication, education, history, and philosophy Physics literature and publications Surveys and tutorial papers; resource letters
  • 05.90.+m
    Statistical physics and thermodynamics Other topics in statistical physics and thermodynamics
  • YEAR: 1990

PUBLICATION DATA

ISSN:
0002-9505 (print)  
Publisher:
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Harvey S. Leff
Physics Department, California State Polytechnic University, 3801 W. Temple, Pomona, California 91768

Andrew F. Rex
Physics Department, University of Puget Sound, 1500 N. Warner, Tacoma, Washington 98416
This Resource Letter provides a comprehensive guide to the voluminous literature that has developed around Maxwell's demon, and offers a perspective on issues for which the hypothetical character Maxwell introduced over 120 years ago has inspired continuing research and debate. The code (E) indicates elementary level or general interest material useful to persons just learning the field; (I) indicates intermediate level or somewhat specialized material; and (A) indicates advanced or highly specialized material. No accompanying AAPT reprint book will be available, because an extensive reprint collection (Ref. 29) edited by the authors will be published separately.

©1990 American Association of Physics Teachers
History: Received 29 March 1989; accepted 18 September 1989
Permalink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.16187

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